A lot of investment has been made in the agricultural sector of Ghana to increase agricultural production through the introduction of new technologies. However, it has been observed that despite efforts being made by the government through the introduction of new varieties of mai...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2014/11646
The objective of this work was to estimated crop yield production, water demand and prices for wheat (Triticum aestivum vulgar. L) and maize (zea maiz. L), under two climate change scenarios (A1 and B1) and compare this results to the current statues. Fluxes of production, water...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/8134
This study was carried out to investigate the activities of some adenosine triphosphatases (ATPases) in the radicle of maize and cowpea grown in soils contaminated with crude oil and its fractions. Total ATPase, Ca2+ ATPase, Na+/K+ ATPase and Mg2+ ATPase activities were evaluated...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2014/7118
Aims: To determine fungal and bacterial populations under white lupin (Lupinus albus) - maize (Zea mays L) cropping system amended with Minjingu Phosphate Rock (MPR). Study Design: A randomized complete block design with four replicates was used. Treatments were; (i) control i.e....
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2014/11036
Mass Spectrometric Determination of the Primary Structure of β Amylase Isolated from Amylolytic Nigerian Maize Cultivar This study was carried out after a five day germination period on TZEE*TZEE-W*DEMARSCUS*TZEE-W one of the most recommended high amylolytic Nigerian maize cultiv...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2014/10063
Aim: The study seeks to improve the livelihoods of farm families by deploying appropriate storage and grain protection methods to reduce on-farm storage losses. Place and Duration of Study: Multi-location experiments were established at 4 communities of the Upper East Region of G...
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Research Article10.9734/ajea/2014/10704
Conservation agriculture (CA) relies on soil management systems that include three basic principles aiming to produce high crop yields while reducing production costs, saving labor cost, avoiding crop risk failure, maintaining soil fertility and conserving moisture. On-farm exper...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/8797
Production of legumes for purposes of obtaining biomass is often restricted to seasons that are less optimum for economic crops, thus limiting the possibility of accumulating substantial biomass. A three and half-year study was conducted at Egerton University, Kenya, with the aim...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/8309
Atif I. Abuali, Awadalla A. Abdelmula, Mutasim M. Khalafalla, Nada B. Hamza, Abdelwahab H. Abdalla & Atif E. Idris·Biotechnology Journal International·2014
This study was carried out to identify the yield stability and adaptability of the grain maize genotypes (parental inbred lines, F1-hybrids and check varieties), using Additive Main Effects and Multiplicative Interaction (AMMI). A field experiment was executed during the winter a...
Aim: To use host plant tolerant maize (Zea mays L.) to control Striga hermonthica in northern Côte d’Ivoire and to test the infectivity of seeds of S. hermonthica populations on maize. Study Design: Two-way factorial experiment on a randomized complete block design with three rep...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/7269
Aims: To evaluate the effects of water hyacinth compost prepared with various cultures on growth and yield parameters of maize. Study Design: Randomized Complete Block Design. Place and Duration of Study: Field experiments were carried out at Otonglo Division in Kisumu County and...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/5776
Aims: To address the problem of low yield due to infestation of Itch grass (Rottboelia cochinchinensis). Study Design: Randomized Block Complete Design (RCBD). Place and Duration of Study: Two trials were conducted during 2010 and 2011 raining seasons on the farm of the Institute...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/4786
Noodle waste (NW) is an alternative source of energy and less expensive compared to maize which is one of the main conventional source of energy in the diet of poultry. This study was designed to determine the effect of replacing maize fraction of the diet with NW on growth chara...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2013/4617
Promising varieties of cowpea were found to be adaptable in the derived savannah; however, their performances in intercropping systems have not been investigated. Therefore, there is the need to investigate the effect of spatial arrangement of maize/cowpea on the performance of m...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2013/4055
Maize (Zea mays L.) is an important food crop in western Kenya, mostly grown by smallholder farmers in complex and risky cropping systems. Trends in population growth in the country indicate that the demand for maize is projected to increase 3-4% annually. Production is however h...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2013/4733